Mom Update

I wanted to take the time to update everyone on my mom. She went to see Dr. Wade on Monday. She told him that she almost felt like she needed to be in the hospital because she just didn't feel well. This is when I knew my mom was sick. She DOES NOT want to be in the hospital no matter what. When he checked her blood results her white blood cells and hemoglobin were extremely low. Her bilirubin was also high again. He thought it was best for her to be admitted and have a blood transfusion.

RECAP:
Mom has not been able to take her chemo that has been working for three weeks now. This is due to the fact that she has blood in her urine. When they did a Urinalysis they discovered that she had an Ecoli bladder infection. Because the new chemo can cause severe bleeding she would be unable to take it until the infection and blood was completely cleared up. (this is the chemo that has actually been working).

Back to Monday....Mom still has blood in her urine even though the infection is gone. Dr. Wade suggested they do a Cystocopy to explore her bladder. This will let us know if the new chemo has been irritating her bladder or if she has a polyp there. (pray it is not the latter).

On Monday night mom received two blood transfusions. Her hemoglobin went up, but her wbc went down to 1.8 which is very low. She is on neutropenic isolation (we all have to wear masks to keep from giving her any bugs) until the counts go up. She will have the cysto today sometime to see what may be causing her bleeding. Please pray that they find it is only irritation.

This is really all I know now, but I will try to keep you all updated.